12 Play
by R. Kelly
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R. Kelly bestography
12 Play is ranked 4th best out of 15 albums by R. Kelly on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by R. Kelly is R. which is ranked number 9339 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 131.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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12 Play track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 72 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
12 Play rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1993 | 25/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1993 | 22/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1990s Pt 3 | 39/100 | - |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of 1993 | 11/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1990s Pt 3 | 15/100 | - |
| 2025 | skrapoel | Top 43 Music Albums of 1993 | 11/43 | 4 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | 100 Top R&B / Soul albums of all time by DMD | 62/75 | - |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 1990s 1 | 57/100 | - |
| 2024 | frankoceanlover | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 53/100 | 10 |
| 2023 | sonicdiscourse | Tris' List | 7/37 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 22 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 39 | |||
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12 Play ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 23 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/11/2026 18:30 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/22/2025 21:19 | EyeKanFly | 9,059 | 65/100 |
| ! | 06/14/2025 23:28 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 63.2/100, a mean average of 59.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 59.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 24.0.
12 Play forum mentions
Skinny 10/26/2015 18:45 in The most underrated bands of the 90s?12 Play comments
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